We're beyond excited to attend and speak at CMS Expo, May 8-10, in Chicago for a few reasons. First, Chicago in May is absolutely beautiful. Having moved away from Chicago four years ago, it's this time of year that I miss the most.

Second, I get to present two sessions:

Movable Type Flyover: "What is Movable Type? Why should you use it? What makes MT different than other CMS on the market? Aaron Bailey, principal of 601am, a long-time Movable Type professional services and support provider, will walk you through Movable Type 5, a CMS that started as a simple blogging engine but has grown over the past decade to power full websites. This will be a high-level flyover designed to give technical and non-technical attendees an overview of Movable Type and what it can do for your organization."

Movable Type Site Showcase: "Movable Type 5 is an all-in-one social publishing platform flexible enough to power large media publications and blog networks as well as small business websites. In this session, you will see examples of MT sites in each of the following categories, learn how they were built, and walk through the CMS from the perspective of a content editor, designer and administrator."

Planning on attending and interested in a one-on-one chat about your CMS needs? Please shoot me an email (aaron@601am.com) and let's schedule some time for tea or coffee.

Haven't registered yet? Use discount code MT2012 for $100 off registration.

From the fine folks at 5280 Magazine, we thought we'd post this video to show what the 601am team wakes up to every morning. Good morning, Denver!

Movable Type 5.13, 5.07, and 4.38 were released as mandatory security updates. These updates resolve multiple vulnerabilities discovered in Movable Type 5.x and Movable Type 4.x. All users must upgrade to this latest release immediately.

The impact of the vulnerabilities

The previous versions of Movable Type have multiple vulnerabilities including cross-site scripting (XSS), cross-site request forgery (CSRF/XSRF), and OS Command Injection. A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code in a logged-in users' web browser. A remote attacker could read or modify the contents in the system, and could execute a shell command under certain circumstances.

Versions Affected

Movable Type Open Source 4.x
Movable Type Open Source 5.x
Movable Type 4.x ( with Professional Pack, Community Pack )
Movable Type 5.x ( with Professional Pack, Community Pack )
Movable Type Enterprise 4.x
Solution

Please upgrade to the latest versions of Movable Type 4 or Movable Type 5.

Movable Type Open Source 4.38
Movable Type Open Source 5.07
Movable Type Open Source 5.13
Movable Type 4.38( with Professional Pack, Community Pack)
Movable Type 5.07( with Professional Pack, Community Pack)
Movable Type 5.13( with Professional Pack, Community Pack)
Movable Type Enterprise 4.38
Movable Type Advanced 5.13

Movable Type 5.13 introduces new security features.

Account and IP lockout
Configurable password validation rule
Stronger password encryption

To Upgrade

Current customers can submit a ticket. Your upgrade will be scheduled according to your SLA. New customers should contact 601am for more information.

SXSW Interactive, Austin, Texas, March 9-13, 2012
Our fourth South By and always the highlight of the year. Go for the people, ignore 90% of the conference sessions, and gorge yourself on BBQ. We would rather meet with friends and clients than sit through a boring session, so let us know if you'd like to grab coffee or a drink.

Drupalcon Denver, Denver, Colorado, March 19-23, 2012
Not only are we attending, but the entire 601am team is hosting a mixer for our friends and clients who will be in town. To get on the guest list, please email Mike Emily.

CMS Expo, Evanston, Illinois, May 8-12, 2012
Our first year attending and we're a sponsor. Find our expo booth and let's talk about your business and content management needs. Register to attend and use discount code MT2012 for $100 off your registration.

Ken has been designing and developing scalable web sites for education and business sectors for 15 years. He specializes in CMS development, building large and small applications in Movable Type and others. He has been an active member of the Movable Type community over the past decade and also served as primary developer on the successful launch of The Morton Report.

Ken works remotely from Bowling Green, Ohio. When Ken is not coding, he's always playing video games.

Charlie Gorichanaz has been a contractor with 601am over the past few months, and delivered such great work that we decided to make room for him on the team.

He joins us after spending five years studying biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and working for The Badger Herald. As the web director, he managed one of the largest Movable Type installations and handled server administration. Charlie also worked as an associate copy chief and a video producer.

Charlie joins Andrew Dederich as the second cheesehead on the team. When Charlie isn't making Movable Type magic, he can be seen on jumping stilts in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

(Photo credit: Megan McCormick)

If you would like 601am's help in upgrading your installations, please get in touch.

Check out The Morton Report, one of our latest projects. Called in at the last minute to help with the project's launch, 601am provided consulting, Movable Type/Melody development, banner ad serving and launch support.

The Morton Report will be your source for your daily pop culture fix -- trust us!

On Friday, April 1, during the move, our staff will be working remotely while Aaron coordinates the move. Fortunately, there will be no delay in client work.

Feel free to come say hi and check out our new digs!

Once again, we'll be in Austin for SXSW Interactive. We'd love to meet our clients and friends who will be in town. Shoot me an email (aaron@601am.com) and let's meet up.

Thanksgiving (US)
November 25 and 26

Christmas
December 23 and 24

New Years
December 30 and 31

The client support portal will remain open, however support staff will respond to your support requests the following business day.

The entire staff of 601am wishes our clients a warm holiday season and a happy and successful 2011!

We're looking for a contract-to-hire front-end CMS developer to join our growing team.

You need to be proficient in coding HTML, CSS and Javascript (jQuery), able to slice a Photoshop PSD into production-ready markup and then integrate that markup into a CMS. In short, you'll be given PSDs and expected to make the front-end magic happen. You'll also be called upon to maintain and support templates that someone else has already built, adding or changing based on the client's needs.

Since we're a small group, you might be called upon to help in other ways, so a willingness to jump into an unknown situation is key.

Skills

• Proficiency in building standards-compliant HTML, CSS, and Javascript/jQuery based on PSDs and requirements docs.
• Ability to integrate that markup into a CMS. Movable Type experience is preferred, however we welcome expertise in WordPress, ExpressionEngine or Drupal and are willing to train you in Movable Type.
• Ability to work independently and communicate through web-based tools like Basecamp, IM and email.
• Experience with version control is helpful.
• Extra points if you've built a newspaper, magazine or TV website.

Details

• Full-time contract to hire.
• We offer full time employees benefits and vacation.
• Competitive market-rate salary based on experience.
• This position is located in our Capitol Hill, Denver office.

Please send work examples with URLs, resume and salary requirements to work@601am.com.

Absolutely no phone calls or contact from outsourcing companies, please.